{"id":2305,"date":"2020-08-03T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2020-08-03T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T17:13:00","slug":"clause-de-non-concurrence-contrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/?p=2305","title":{"rendered":"Pas de clause de non-concurrence applicable si le contrat de travail n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 par le salari\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb equal_height_columns=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb menu_anchor=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb hide_on_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb id=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_image=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbcenter center\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbno-repeat\u00a0\u00bb fade=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb background_parallax=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb parallax_speed=\u00a0\u00bb0.3&Prime; video_mp4=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_webm=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_ogv=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_url=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_aspect_ratio=\u00a0\u00bb16:9&Prime; video_loop=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb video_mute=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb overlay_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_preview_image=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_size=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb padding_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_1&Prime; layout=\u00a0\u00bb1_1&Prime; background_position=\u00a0\u00bbleft top\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_size=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb border_position=\u00a0\u00bball\u00a0\u00bb spacing=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb background_image=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbno-repeat\u00a0\u00bb padding_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb margin_top=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb margin_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb id=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb animation_type=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb animation_speed=\u00a0\u00bb0.3&Prime; animation_direction=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb hide_on_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\u00a0\u00bb center_content=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb last=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb hover_type=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][fusion_text columns=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb column_min_width=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb column_spacing=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rule_style=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb rule_size=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rule_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb hide_on_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb id=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019employeur ne peut pas valablement opposer au salari\u00e9 les stipulations d\u2019un contrat de travail contenant une clause de non-concurrence, que celui-ci n\u2019a pas sign\u00e9 et dont il n\u2019\u00e9tablit pas qu\u2019il les aurait express\u00e9ment accept\u00e9es de mani\u00e8re claire et non \u00e9quivoque, conform\u00e9ment aux articles L 1221-1 du Code du travail er 1134 du Code civil (Cass. soc., 1<sup>er<\/sup> avril 2020, n\u00b018-24.472).<\/p>\n<h2>Le fait que le salari\u00e9 :<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ait sign\u00e9 un avenant ult\u00e9rieur au contrat initial non sign\u00e9,<\/li>\n<li>ait ensuite d\u00e9missionn\u00e9 reconnaissant ainsi avoir travaill\u00e9 pour l\u2019employeur,<\/li>\n<li>ait r\u00e9clam\u00e9 le paiement d\u2019heures suppl\u00e9mentaires sur la base de temps de travail mentionn\u00e9 dans le contrat initial non sign\u00e9,<\/li>\n<li>ne conteste pas la perception d\u2019indemnit\u00e9s compensatrices relatives \u00e0 la clause de non-concurrence stipul\u00e9e au contrat de travail initial non sign\u00e9,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ne permet que d\u2019\u00e9tablir l\u2019existence d\u2019un contrat de travail. Ils ne d\u00e9montrent pas que le salari\u00e9 \u00e9tait sp\u00e9cifiquement li\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019employeur par une clause de non-concurrence, accept\u00e9e de mani\u00e8re claire et non \u00e9quivoque.<\/p>\n<p>En effet, la clause de non-concurrence implique un engagement du salari\u00e9 restreignant sa libert\u00e9 du travail et la libre concurrence. Il est donc n\u00e9cessaire de l\u2019appr\u00e9cier strictement, dans l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat des salari\u00e9s et des employeurs.<\/p>\n<p>Ainsi la clause de non-concurrence ne peut r\u00e9sulter que de l\u2019accord des deux parties, certain et non \u00e9quivoque.<\/p>\n<p>Le fait d\u2019avoir per\u00e7u la contrepartie financi\u00e8re de cette obligation de non-concurrence pendant plusieurs mois peut laisser penser que le salari\u00e9 a donn\u00e9 son accord. Pour autant, ce fait ne suffit pas \u00e0 d\u00e9montrer l\u2019accord clair et non \u00e9quivoque du salari\u00e9 dans le cas o\u00f9 cette clause n&rsquo;a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Il est logique dans un tel cas que le salari\u00e9 soit donc contraint de restituer les indemnit\u00e9s compensatrices per\u00e7ues \u00e0 tort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lire d\u2019autres articles r\u00e9dig\u00e9s par St\u00e9phanie Jourquin, avocat en droit du travail \u00e0 Nice, au sujet de la clause de non-concurrence :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/2026\/?p=1661\">D\u00e9finition : Clause de non-concurrence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"\/2026\/?p=702\">L&rsquo;obligation de respecter la clause de non-concurrence en cas de fermeture de l\u2019entreprise<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/fusion_text][\/fusion_builder_column][\/fusion_builder_row][\/fusion_builder_container]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb equal_height_columns=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb menu_anchor=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb hide_on_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb id=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_image=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbcenter center\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbno-repeat\u00a0\u00bb fade=\u00a0\u00bbno\u00a0\u00bb background_parallax=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb parallax_speed=\u00a0\u00bb0.3&Prime; video_mp4=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_webm=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_ogv=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_url=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_aspect_ratio=\u00a0\u00bb16:9&Prime; video_loop=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb video_mute=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb overlay_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb video_preview_image=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_size=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb padding_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_1&Prime; layout=\u00a0\u00bb1_1&Prime; background_position=\u00a0\u00bbleft top\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_size=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_color=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb border_position=\u00a0\u00bball\u00a0\u00bb spacing=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb background_image=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbno-repeat\u00a0\u00bb padding_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb padding_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb margin_top=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb margin_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb class=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb id=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb animation_type=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb animation_speed=\u00a0\u00bb0.3&Prime; animation_direction=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb hide_on_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\u00a0\u00bb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,15,17,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contrat-de-travail","category-defense-des-employeurs","category-defense-des-salaries","category-justice-du-travail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinet-sj.com\/2026\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}